Tag: politics

Small parties intent on influence

Norway's small political parties continue to clamour for power and influence even though they may lack support from as many as 96 percent of...

Oslo said ‘yes’ to Olympics after all

A major mobilization by sports stars and bureaucrats, tourism and business interests and local athletics organizations was getting the credit (or blame) on Tuesday...

Stoltenberg bows out graciously

Just two years ago, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was being widely praised both in and out of Norway for his strong and compassionate leadership...

The importance of being Erna

Erna Solberg, leader of Norway's Conservative Party, could finally announce on Monday night that she will finally and formally start the process of taking...

Earliest returns: Non-socialists lead

The first rounds of election results just after polls closed in Norway Monday night showed what the public opinion polls had been suggesting for...

Voting wraps up in election thriller

Norway's two biggest parties, Labour and the Conservatives, were running neck-and-neck heading into Monday's parliamentary elections in Norway, while the fate of the small...

Campaigning, Norwegian style

PICTURE STORY: The political party booths that popped up in downtown Oslo late this summer have been busy during the past week, as Norwegians...

Oslo’s Olympic bid draws more fire

Not even the former sponsor chief for Norway's largest bank, Jacob Lund, thinks it's a good idea for Oslo to host the Winter Olympics...

Solberg ready to finally grip power

With just a few days left before Norwegian voters cast their ballots, Conservative Party leader and election frontrunner Erna Solberg is ready to grip...

Stoltenberg still wants UN mandate

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg didn't manage to convince all his Nordic colleagues or US President Barack Obama that no attack on Syria should be...
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